Trip Planning for Summer England / Scotland / Ireland in July

[dibling]

The fishing and public land use laws differ drastically between the UK and Ireland. The UK is extremely strict and public water is limited. In Ireland, they arguably have freer land use laws than we do in the USA. The water isn’t private, and you can camp just about anywhere (private property included) as long as you’re a certain distance from an established structure. It also doesn’t get the same level of attention and pressure that the UK sees, and most all of those old castle moats hold big, predatory trout. If I were taking this trip, I’d probably focus most of my attention on Ireland’s streams and Scotland’s lochs.

Thank you for the feedback!

 

[JB20]

Thank you for the feedback!

You bet! I made the mistake of spending two full weeks in Ireland a few summers back without a fly rod or a plan. It was torturous. I bet you’ll have a blast!

 

[dibling]

It was also apparently fishless water though.

In any case, given the OP’s itinerary, I’d be focusing on fishing in Norway. But I seem to be a sucker for Scandanavian fly fishing media a la Jazz and Fly Fishing and Rolf Nylinder’s YouTube stuff.

Rolf's stuff got me so hyped for Pike.

 

[FishingGirl]

I was in Scotland last summer and did some fishing with a couple different outfits. I also spent time on Shetland and fished the island with a local who took pity on me. Absolutely great people there and the scenery was to die for.

1. Edinburgh area: Mik at https://www.gofishingedinburgh.com/
2. Inverness area: https://youfishscotland.com/

 

[dibling]

I was in Scotland last summer and did some fishing with a couple different outfits. I also spent time on Shetland and fished the island with a local who took pity on me. Absolutely great people there and the scenery was to die for.

1. Edinburgh area: Mik at https://www.gofishingedinburgh.com/
2. Inverness area: https://youfishscotland.com/

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Many thanks!